Comprehensible Input

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Comprehensible Input

The teacher makes verbal communication more understandable by consciously attending to students’ linguistic needs. (Echevarria, et al, 2008, pg. 79)

10. Appropriate Speech
- Adjust rate of speech
- Use pauses
- Enunciate clearly
- Complexity of speech
- Paraphrase & repetition
- Cognates (bank and banco)

11. Clear Explanation of the Academic Tasks
- Step by Step
- Oral instructions aided by written instructions
- Opportunities to practice

12. A Variety of Techniques Used

Gestures
Body Language
Repetition	details details details
Listening Activity
Graphic Organizers
Sentence Strips
Multimedia
Memory

Echevarria, J., Vogt, M., & Short, D. (2008). Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model. Boston, MA: Pearson Education.

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